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[Nexus 5 General] Yaz75:
I lied, I'm still trying and it's driving me up the damn wall.

Using ADB it will let me reboot into recovery, but once there it will not xfer because suddenly 'device not found'.

Installed the 15 second driver package, totally stock 4.4.2, unrooted, never did anything to it. Should be Section A easy-peasy but no dice.

GAAAAAHHHH!:mad:
[Nexus 5 General] thiagomonts:
into talylk

Just froze some that don't use with Titanium backup, I'm afraid to uninstall the system apks.

When I make this update, will I lose root?
[Nexus 5 General] mateonexus4ever:
Thanks ZIP worked perfectly!
[Nexus 5 General] crazycaveman:
Oh, then you should be fine. And yes, you will lose root, but you can put it right back on (that's what I did)
[Nexus 5 General] devesh38:
follow this while connected via usb in abd download mode
[Nexus 5 General] Yaz75:
I did this three times and never got an icon in the device manager.

Now that you posted this, it suddenly just showed up with a yellow warning icon.

Thank you for saving me kicking a hole in the wall. God do I hate computers when they act like temperamental children.

Updating now.
[Nexus 5 General] rafhagunz:
Work, perfect , THaaaaaaaanks
[Nexus 5 General] Maxx247:
i tried to update my nexus. the adb shows my device. booted into recovery by command but after selecting install update via adb ,then the adb shows error - device not found. i installed google usb driver in sdk manager. but dont know why i got error?? any suggestion?
[Nexus 5 General] frankthetoad:
I'm still having this problem. I updated the drivers, but now Device Manager thinks it's a SAMSUNG Android Device.

adb devices shows the phone, I can force it to reboot into recovery, but the second I choose "apply update from adb," it gives three quick beeps, and will no longer accept commands. adb devices then returns no devices.

Very confused. What driver package am I supposed to be using? Perhaps I'm not using the correct one....I know that Google's drivers don't actually list the Nexus 5.
[Nexus 5 General] Mindspin_311:
Just to confirm..

I have Xposed framework installed, therefore I am rooted with a custom recovery (TWRP). So I just need to run the uninstall action, flash the ZIP and be on my way? Then re-enable Xposed of course.
[Nexus 5 General] Yaz75:
That "15 second adb drivers" package had what I needed. I installed the drivers from that, then when I searched for drivers from the device manager, I selected from the Google list "Android ADB driver". Then it worked.
[Nexus 5 General] tusshar.gaba:
I m on stock with stock kernel and had xposed installed and root ..so i uninstalled the xposed rebooted the phone ..then erased the system and flashed system.img by adb commands to be sure that i m doing all fine ..but when sideloading the ota.zip file ..its says dev/block/platform/msm_sdc has unexpected contents ...but why why whyyyy ..i did all the things needed to update that ..why its creating problem ?? Should i delete this file ?
[Nexus 5 General] agillyhoo:
haaallppppp!

Does anyone have any idea why I'm getting the e: signature verification / e: footer is wrong error? I'm totally stock not rooted. Please help!
[Nexus 5 General] thegr8anand:
I had installed stock kernal and because of it i get the ''thermal-hh' error while installing zip in recovery. Can i just get the stock kernal back?
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Flash this in fastboot

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53109563
[Nexus 5 General] monkeypaws:
Wonder if this will help. Here's what I did as I'm also fully stock. No mods nor anything. I downloaded the URL ota. Save it to the desktop and moved it to its own folder on the desktop. Put my phone into recovery mode and selected adb sideload. After connecting to USB (make sure your drivers install correctly) I opened a command window within the folder the zip is in and typed "adb sideload and then I dragged the file to the command window so I wouldn't have to type it all then hit enter. The command window loaded and when it hit 100% the phone did its thing. Took 3-5 mins. Then hit reboot and you're done.
[Nexus 5 General] foosion:
Are you sure you downloaded the entire zip file without error?
[Nexus 5 General] Sudsington:
How did you go about extracting the apk from the image if you don't mind me asking? I have the image and I need the apk and odex files for Google Gallery and Camera. Thanks!
[Nexus 5 General] Core618:
Quick and clean hee

I was stock, rooted with TWRP

renamed the zip, booted to TWRP, flashed the OTA and rebooted

About checks out fine

Phone seems to be working just fine so far

Thanks for the links and the simple instructions :cyclops:
[Nexus 5 General] The Void:
Update worked perfectly with everything stock and rooted. I even kept root with SuperSU survival mode activated.

Skickat från min Nexus 5 via Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 General] -A-P-M-:
Please help - I tried to sideload update, but I coudnt. When I reboot into recovery and I write "adb sideload update.zip", I get message "device isn't connected." So my Nexus 5 loose connection when I reboot it into recovery. I have Nexus USB drivers from here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html (driver version 9.0, date: 27.1.2014). Platform tools are latest - downloaded from a first post.
[Nexus 5 General] crazycaveman:
Use the zip here to fix this.
[Nexus 5 General] S4L1:
Please help ! I have root access,TWRP,Xposed, and softkeyz but i can not reset to my default navigation bar kyez does this affect the OTA installation ?? Thanks for reading ! Waiting for response
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
While you're booted into recovery with your device connected to the computer open device manager. There week be a device with a yellow exclamation mark. Click on it and update the driver.
[Nexus 5 General] -A-P-M-:
Thanx a lot, I did that and now it works :cool:
[Nexus 5 General] tonyafc:
Thank you for this zip you my friend are a legend.

Nexus 5 xposed + gravitybox
[Nexus 5 General] teonagode:
Use Linux or eat least Linux live CD as I was having the same problem at school,but when y returned home used the machine with Linux :D
[Nexus 5 General] betrayed666:
hello, i have stock rom with nothing modified, it's the way it came out of factory. if i sideload adb (scenario A) will i lose any info or will it be just like a regular ota update?
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
It's just like a regular ots.
[Nexus 5 General] teonagode:
No you will not loose any data,just updated my N5 a couple of hours ago :)
[Nexus 5 General] Srandista:
It will be like normal OTA update, you won't lose any data.
[Nexus 5 General] jeremykersh:
Im stock bootloader locked trying to sideload through adb I get my device to reboot recovery and it shows up when I list adb devices but somehow think I'm cant get the renamed file update.zip into the correct folder as adb reads "cannot read update.zip" I'm putting it in C:\Users\user77\Documents\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools which is where the adb and fastboot file are.... what am i missing here??
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Double check the name and also try update.zip.zip
[Nexus 5 General] Yaz75:
As he mentioned in the OP, do not name it "update.zip". Just rename the file "update". Windows knows it's a zip file and will give it the ".zip" extension automatically. Right now it's seeing a file called "update.zip.zip" and it won't work that way.
[Nexus 5 General] jeremykersh:
ahh.. thanks will give it a go but the OP does actually say to name it this:

Section A: adb sideload

NOTE:Make sure you have the latest version of adb. It seems people are having issues with older versions. It's attached at the bottom of this post.

1) Download the OTA.zip on your PC,

rename the file update.zip

, then place file in the same directory as adb. <----------

and complete thanks :highfive:
[Nexus 5 General] Yaz75:
Right. And if you kept reading in the FAQ, he says:

"Q: Why do I get a "cannot read update.zip" error when trying to sideload?

A: If you named the file update.zip, the actual name would be update.zip.zip. Windows auto names extensions by default. That could be your problem. If not try another usb cable or a different usb port. If that still doesn't work, make sure you type exactly what you renamed the file. You may have made a typo. It is also case-sensitive."
[Nexus 5 General] jeremykersh:
or we can eliminate one of the faq's and just tell people to rename it update instead of name it update.zip but dont name it update.zip .... but i digress i appreciate your help as well as jd1639 and obviously the OP, I'm way more familiar w odin. thanks to all :)
[Nexus 5 General] betrayed666:
what is the success rate on scenario a? i'm a bit afraid to try it :d
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
It should be 100% if you do it right and you have a good download. The hardest part is getting adb and drivers setup
[Nexus 5 General] betrayed666:
i got adb from the first post and how do i know the drivers are ok ? in device manager it says android composite adb interface version driver 1/27/2014 is that ok?
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
You're good to go
[Nexus 5 General] Yaz75:
You're welcome. Hope it all worked out for you.
[Nexus 5 General] jj14:
Actually, Windows doesn't auto-name extensions. The reason why it causes problems is because of how the display of the filename is configured in Windows Explorer (or "My Computer" or whatever you use). In Tools/Options for Windows Explorer (or View/options in windows 8), look if you have "Hide Extensions for known file types" checked.

If it is unchecked (which is what I prefer), Windows Explorer will show you the filename+extn always.

If it is checked however, it will hide the extn. So, if the filename is update.zip, Windows will show you "update". And you may think that it doesn't have the .zip extn, and you may rename it to update.zip. And windows will rename the update.zip to update.zip.zip. But it will now show you update.zip (the 2nd .zip is now the file extn.

So, if you want to know the true filename, either uncheck the "Hide extensions for known filetypes", or use DIR in a command prompt window.
[Nexus 5 General] betrayed666:
it says "All /system apps present"

how bout if i disabled some apps like google play games music hangouts etc. will that have any effect? disabled within settings menu, not using any titanium or other apps
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
If you just disabled them and didn't delete them you should be ok
[Nexus 5 General] mistermanko:
Just a quick report: I had Scenario #2 and followed the instructions after Section B. I ended up with a odd behaving android 4.4.3 phone. PlayStore crashed and stuff. So I tried to restore from a TWRP backup I "fortunately" did before but was very unlucky and could not restore because of "could not mount storage" error in twrp. So I had to install from scratch the 4.4.3 factory image. Now, I'm re-installing all my apps and data...
[Nexus 5 General] A1ps:
Why are people side loading? Is there a benefit with this method rather than OTA?
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
The ota hasn't hit many devices yet. These are the people who want the update now
[Nexus 5 General] maarten08:
Just followed scenario a and now I'm on android 4.4.3. Awesome!

Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 5 met Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 General] Srandista:
OTA and side loading this update it's just a same thing.
[Nexus 5 General] jj14:
Benefit = Instant Gratification

While the end result is the same, the process is not.
[Nexus 5 General] Amberyl:
Help please

Hi,

scenario 3, Xposed unnistalled... When i try to flash the zip, i get the error of the image....

Thank you.
[Nexus 5 General] kraven001:
Unexpected contents in dalvikvm. Did you patch any dalvik libraries maybe?
[Nexus 5 General] sucro:
Hm, so seems for Scenario 2, not work section B?

So, what can be alternative to avoid installing stock rom 4.4.3 from scratch? Maybe to unroot my Nexus 5 and relock bootloader and then to try scenarion 1?
[Nexus 5 General] Amberyl:
I not sure...just xposed ...

N5 volume booster can be the problem?
[Nexus 5 General] kraven001:
The safest bet to get a clean System is to fastboot flash the old 4.4.2 image (only the system partition) and then proceed with the OTA.

After everything checks out Root and all other "stuff" can be obtained step by step like before.
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Scenario 2 will work fine
[Nexus 5 General] crazycaveman:
Try flashing this and then the update.
[Nexus 5 General] Amberyl:
Doing that the data content is going to remove like a full wipe?
[Nexus 5 General] A1ps:
I've just got my OTA update notification.

I've got an unlocked boot loader, custom ROM running Xposed frame work and various modules.

What's the best method to update?

Do I just uninstall Xposed frame works, keep the modules and then run the OTA?

I don't want to lose any pics, messages etc.
[Nexus 5 General] kraven001:
If you flash only the system img with fastboot nothing gets touched on data. Read in the threads how to do that, there is a sticky right in the general section.

I did that a bunch of time, and it's always the easiest way to get the system back to "stock" state.
[Nexus 5 General] Amberyl:
OK, i am going to try it
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Probably best to run this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53109563

You'll have to uninstall xposed, the modules are probably ok. not sure if the custom rom modified anything but if it did then the ota will not work
[Nexus 5 General] sucro:
I hope :)!

But why didn't work for this guy bellow?

Tnx!
[Nexus 5 General] kraven001:
Well it did, but the phone was acting up. There can be a number of reasons. I would still say that maybe cleaning up some updates / dalvik caches might have solved the issue. Even going as far as reflashing (fastboot?) without cleaning up data might have fixed stuff.

I guess it was a matter of preference to start clean.
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Probably a bad download or he got unlucky. The file you flash is the same for any scenario. Yet different scenarios are just a matter of how you need to prepare your phone before you flash it.
[Nexus 5 General] Hgneto:
Hey guys!

I have a nexus 5 rooted with stock ROM and I have exposed framework with a lot of modules installed. I didn't know what to do, so I installed the new update available, instead of first disabling the exposed framework to be safe... And when the phone restarted, to install the 4.4.3 it said error on the screen and didn't install the new update! It didn't destroy my phone software like I was worried, but now when I look for updates it doesn't find the 4.4.3! Even with the Xposed framework and the modules unistalled/disable.. I really want to update to 4.4.3.. What shall I do? Help!

Thanks in advanced
[Nexus 5 General] sucro:
Clear, now i understand why it could happen :) ...

:), sure i understand that's same file, just different scenarios... Ok, clear, i'll try like explained in OP, and will post feedback :), hope everything will pass well :).

Thanks both for confirming about this dilemma :).
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Try this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53109563
[Nexus 5 General] Hgneto:
Saw some problems about 4G, is that for people with European Nexus 5? :/ I thought I wouldn't have problems with the OTA updates, with this framework.. :/
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
There is a new modem. Out may work better for you or may not. It's really dependent on each location. If it's worse you can always flash an older modem. See the development forum for modems
[Nexus 5 General] kraven001:
my 4g is fine here in europe with the update.
[Nexus 5 General] Mindspin_311:
Bueller?
[Nexus 5 General] sucro:
In OP i see 2 links for OTA .zip files,

So, they are same, not importan which link i use for download? Just download, rename to OTA.zip, and follow Section B for Scenarion 2, cause i'm in Scenario 2 group :), OTA.zip copy-paste to phone and flash from phone, like any rom.

Tnx!
[Nexus 5 General] BadFish79:
Here's my simple question and sorry if you have answered it a million times already.

Currently stock ROM with custom kernel and xposed. I know I need to uninstall xposed via xposed first then flash the stock kernel back via fast boot. Since its Franco isn't there a file I need to rename after flashing the stock kernel?

Then I want to do a fresh install of 4.4.3. I know I'll loose my apps and data, but does that mean I'll loose my pictures and everything saved in storage too? And how do I go about doing a factory fresh install?

Sent from Cloud City
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
You might want to look here. It's perfect for your situation

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53109563
[Nexus 5 General] kraven001:
Check the links, they are the same and they come from google.
[Nexus 5 General] sucro:
Yes, checked files, absolutely same, thanks for confirmation.:good:

How to flash ota.zip from stock recovery, i dont have installed custom recovery like twrp, cwm, etc. , i entered recovery mode, and there is little green robot with red exclamation, so what to do? OTA.zip is copied to root of internal memory. What more have to do, to be able flash it from stock Recovery mode?
[Nexus 5 General] A1ps:
Just had a thought... I thought Nexus devices were supposed to get updates before all other devices (Samsung, HTC, LG etc). But my wife's Samsung S3 had the update 2 days ago... before my N5!
[Nexus 5 General] El Daddy:
Not for 4.4.3. :)
[Nexus 5 General] A1ps:
Really? If so, why?

---------- Post added at 10:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:23 PM ----------

Forgot to add, I also have Custom Recovery. Does this open it up for any other easier methods to update?
[Nexus 5 General] eatabagel:
Well this is strange. I've read back several pages and haven't found anybody with same problem as mine.

- Rooted, stock rom, stock kernel, TWRP recovery. Nothing else changed.

I actually got the notification for the OTA but figured it would be safer to flash things so I don't risk losing recovery and root. So I did scenario 2/section B, Should be no problem. I downloaded the update, and flashed in TWRP like any other ROM.

Lost Root. Can't get it back. I don't remember which root method I used, it was so long ago. I figured no problem, I'll just boot to recovery and reflash update-superSU-v1.80.zip like I did when I upgraded to 4.4.2. It says it flashed successfully, but still no root.

I don't know what to do. Do I re-root from scratch then, using any of the popular methods here?

EDIT: nevermind, didn't know there was a new version of CF root.
[Nexus 5 General] meballard:
I'm getting a Status 7 when trying to install the latest OTA, and I don't recognize the file that it is reporting as having unexpected contents. I don't remember installing anything mods to system, but the file it is referencing in the error is:

"EMMC:/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/modem:" followed by a bunch of hex characters separated by colons.

My device is rooted.

Any idea what that is referring to (I tried searching the thread but wasn't finding anything like this)?
[Nexus 5 General] sucro:
Please can someone confirm me, can i flash OTA.zip with stock recovery? If yes, please short instructions, how to do it?

I entered stock recovery, but don't see there option to select ota.zip for flashing? OTA.zip i copied to root of internal memory.

Tnx!
[Nexus 5 General] El Daddy:
Make sure you are using the latest radio as described in the OP

No, you can only sideload the OTA using adb as laid out in section A of the OP
[Nexus 5 General] meballard:
Thank You, didn't realize that my radio version wasn't up to date with my system version. I found a zip and flashed the radio to the appropriate version, and that seems to have fixed that.
[Nexus 5 General] sucro:
My apologize, seems didn't understand your OP at first reading.

So, if i understood this Scenario 1 = stock rom, unlocked-locked bootloader, rooted phone. My phone is stock rom + stock recover + unlocked bootloader + rooted, so is ok for me Scenarion 1?

Sorry for more questions, but i just try be 100% sure i use right Scenario, and to avoid wiping memory, etc. !

Thanks!
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Scenerio one is correct for you. You need to boot into recovery and use sideload a zip. You'll need adb setup on your pc. Just follow the OP
[Nexus 5 General] misushant:
Hi Guys,

i got the notification for OTA but it didn't get installed and did not give any error as well. I am rooted with custom recovery.

When I try to flash the OTA zip through CWM recovery, i get status 7 error which says "/system/app/geniewidget.apk" has unexpected contents. Any help with the error will be appreciated.
[Nexus 5 General] guilmm:
I'm trying to flash the update through TWRP custom recovery.

Installing '/sdcard/temp/update.zip'...
Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.
Verifying current system...
"/system/etc/gps.conf" has unexpected contents.
E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcar(...)'
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/temp/update.zip'
Updating partition details...
[COLOR="Red"][B]Failed[/B][/COLOR]

I'm on 4.4.2, rooted, using Xposed Framework. Xposed Framework has been uninstalled. Rebooted the phone. But still not working...

What am I doing wrong?
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Looks like there are modified system files on your device. You might try this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53109563
[Nexus 5 General] El Daddy:
You removed the news & weather app. Replace it.
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
How did you know it was news and weather? I got something was missing but wouldn't know what
[Nexus 5 General] El Daddy:
/system/app/geniewidget.apk

That's the name of the news & weather app. :)
[Nexus 5 General] Hgneto:
Guys I'm in scenario 3, but I removed some system apps, that I wouldn't use, like hp printer and other useless apps for me (used titanium backup, first downgraded the apps, from system to normal apps and then I removed them). Am I still in scenario number 3?
[Nexus 5 General] El Daddy:
You'd be in #5. Follow D,2
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
You're on scenario 5. You need to flash the system.img from 4.4.2 in fastboot. But it might just be easier to flash parts off the factory image from 4.4.3, don't flash userdata.img
[Nexus 5 General] Hgneto:
Even if I'm stock ROM and recovery and only was rooted with Xposed framework?
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
If you remOved apps, yes
[Nexus 5 General] El Daddy:
You removed system apks. That's why you are in #5.
[Nexus 5 General] sucro:
Finished finally :) with Scenario 1, used newest adb posted by El-daddy, and used drivers from this thread,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2588979

had little problems, that OS didn't recognized phone even after installing these drivers, but then manually added drivers, like described in that thread, and the appeared Android Composite ADB Interface in Device manager, then phone was recognized while was in Recovery mode initialized from command prompt, cause before that, couldn't send .zip package, but after installing drivers, in command prompty it recognized phone and suceed in sending .zip file to phone ;), then rest of job phone finished by itself ;), restarted at complete, and then phone at next boot, installed updates and optimizing message.

One problem i have now, if can call it "problem", my phone is now in ABOUT info - 4.4.3, but OS still show notification message in notification bar at top of phone about "SYSTEM UPDATE AVAILABLE" and offer to download it by WiFi! So, how to turn off this message, tried restart phone, but still this message in notif bar :( !?

Tnx!
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
I'd try flashing it again. There is no 4.3.3. Don't know what that is all about
[Nexus 5 General] sucro:
It's 4.4.3, i misstyped in previous message and wrote 4.3.3, so in settings\about, there is info 4.4.3 - Android version and Build number - KTU84M

so, even i installed update.zip, and now on phone is 4.4.3 version, OS still notify about new update available 4.4.3 and offer to download :( !

Is there any way to turn off this irritating message from notification bar? What can i try to turn off it?
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
If you clear the notification bar did out come back? If also reboot again
[Nexus 5 General] UZ7:
Wug's toolkit has been updated, so if you're lazy like me installs fast and easy :good: it installs latest twrp and supersu~